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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Flank
Clean Name Flank
Feature ID 1975
Target Moon
Feature Type Landing site name

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude -3.70 °
Southmost Latitude -3.70 °
Eastmost Longitude -17.40 °
Westmost Longitude -17.40 °
Diameter 0.03 km
Center Latitude -3.70 °
Center Longitude -17.40 °
Northmost Latitude -3.63 °
Southmost Latitude -3.63 °
Eastmost Longitude -17.44 °
Westmost Longitude -17.44 °
Diameter 0.04 km
Center Latitude -3.64 °
Center Longitude -17.44 °
Northmost Latitude -3.70 °
Southmost Latitude -3.70 °
Eastmost Longitude -17.40 °
Westmost Longitude -17.40 °
Diameter 0.00 km
Center Latitude -3.70 °
Center Longitude -17.40 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1973
Continent North America
Culture American
Origin Astronaut-named feature, Apollo 14 site.
Reference [60] - Proceedings of the General Assembly in Transactions of the International Astronomical Union, vol. XB, 1958, through XXVB, 2003.
Updated Oct 01, 2019 11:32 AM

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